Politics
Victoria
Jacinta Allan’s Labor faces trouble as the west gets wild
After a decade of golden years under Daniel Andrews, his replacement is facing a storm of problems that have trashed Labor’s vote.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
Latest
Teen died after getting 64 prescriptions from 31 doctors
The death of a 16-year-old who overdosed after receiving three prescriptions for addictive drugs in the days before his death has triggered a coroner’s warning that many GPs are ignoring a watchlist to prevent “doctor shopping”.
- by David Estcourt
Gas shortfalls could force businesses offshore
Business leaders are threatening the government that gas insecurity might force them to quit Victoria.
- by Kieran Rooney, Broede Carmody and Annika Smethurst
Exclusive
Energy
‘Supply gap’: Labor was warned last year Victoria will run out of gas
The energy department warned a plan to switch Victorian homes and businesses to electricity instead of gas will not happen fast enough to make up for predicted gas shortages.
- by Annika Smethurst
Melbourne Uni students agree to end building occupation
Organiser Dana Alshaer said the students would disband the protest once the university committed to disclose its ties to weapons companies on Thursday morning.
- by Sherryn Groch
Labor dumps GP payroll tax after poll shows primary vote slump
Bulk-billing GPs will be exempt from payroll tax and other doctors will be spared the impost for a year after health clinics threatened to shame the government over its “tax on health”.
- by Broede Carmody, Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
Opinion
Political leadership
Jacinta Allan is slowly marching Labor off a cliff of Daniel Andrews’ making
Though the state election is still two years away, a damning poll for Labor doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the Allan government.
- by Annika Smethurst
Editorial
Victorian Parliament
Victorians are deserting Labor and its own budget contains the reason
The state’s surging debt and the government’s shelved promises laid out in this month’s budget have sent support for Labor to a fresh, and deep, low.
- The Age's View
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Political leadership
Labor’s popularity plunges as voters demand government tackle debt
Support for Jacinta Allan’s government has dropped to a primary vote of 28 per cent, sliding from 42 per cent under Daniel Andrews’ leadership about a year ago.
- by Annika Smethurst
Victoria’s nurses and midwives reject new pay offer in shock decision
About 3000 union members attended Monday’s meeting, where they vented their anger and rejected the pay deal with the Allan government.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Exclusive
Victorian budget
Labor’s secret $75.7b war chest raises budget transparency fears
The Allan government has squirrelled away billions of dollars for future policy announcements while Victoria lags in deficit.
- by Josh Gordon